Colour Doppler ultrasonography and sclerosing therapy in diagnosis and treatment of tendinopathy in horses-a research model for human medicine

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 935-939

  Boesen, Morten Ilum ^a   Nanni, Simone ^b   Langberg, Henning ^c   Boesen, Mikael ^a   Falk Ronne, Jorgen ^d   Bliddal, Henning ^a   Torp Pedersen, Soren ^a  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Lunden Equine Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Doppler; Horse; Hyperaemia; Sclerosing therapy; Tendinosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLIDOCANOL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE MODEL; ECHOGRAPHY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; TENDINITIS; TENDON;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 34547224110     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0245-0     Document Type: Article

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